This last weekend the University of Idaho Men’s Hockey Club continued their season with a back-to-back weekend of games against Washington State. The Vandals played a tough match against WSU on Friday Oct. 27, where after several close shots and missed opportunities, UI lost 3-0. However, the weekend was not over for the Vandals, they came back to the Palouse Ice Rink on Saturday Oct. 28 ready to avenge themselves.
On Saturday the Vandals upped their defensive game and made some impressive blocks. Despite several shots on goal, WSU remained scoreless throughout the first period. After a long period of defense, the Vandals decided to make an offensive push in the last minute and after many shots one finally landed seconds before the buzzer rang for the end of the period. Putting the Vandals ahead 1-0.
The second period was just as action packed as the first and there were continual penalties from both teams as tensions rose. Once again, there were only minutes remaining on the board when Idaho scored another goal after a breakaway offensive push, edging their lead against the Cougars to 2-0.
The final period of the game was intense as WSU attempted to score some points on the Vandals, but the Idaho boys held them off and when the final buzzer rang the score remained 2-0 for a thrilling Vandal victory.
The Idaho Men’s Hockey will look to claim more victories this weekend as they play at Eastern Washington University Nov. 2-5 in Cheney.
Grace Giger can be reached at [email protected]